Cardiff Central Railway Station

The weather has been awful all day. I fancied doing some street photography and headed into Cardiff.

Passing the Millennium Stadium and walking over the Taff, I saw Cardiff Central Railway Station and made my way there. It's always interesting seeing commuters bustling about. The blip photo is looking down in the main hall. I like the strong lines, lights, colours and people movement.


Cardiff Central Railway Station is a major railway station on the South Wales Main Line. It is the largest and busiest station in Wales and one of the major stations of the British rail network, the eleventh busiest station in the United Kingdom outside of London (29th busiest overall), based on 2009/10 total entries and exits.

It is is a Grade II listed building managed by Arriva Trains Wales. It is an interchange between the rest of South and West Wales, and other major British cities.

The station was opened by the South Wales Railway in 1850.
Initially named Cardiff the station was renamed Cardiff General in July 1924 and Cardiff Central in May 1973. The station, its entrances and platforms, are Grade II